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...Some individuals take it to an entirely different level of escape by choosing a location that without the use of a satellitephone, they can't be reached at all. "I chose an elk hunt in Wyoming a few years ago because I needed that time to...

...going on to the Australian icebreaker and then home," expedition leader Chris Turney told The Associated Press by satellitephone from the Antarctic.The 22 crew members of the Akademik Shokalskiy stayed with the icebound vessel, which is not...

...set up generators to run the machines that clear the rubble and operate medical equipment. The government set up satellitephones for key relief work, and the Indian air force launched its biggest ever disaster relief operation, ferrying supplies...

...set up generators to run the machines that clear the rubble and operate medical equipment. The government set up satellitephones for key relief work, and the Indian air force launched its biggest ever disaster relief operation, ferrying supplies...

...Associated Press to reach Basra residents by telephone were unsuccessful, but international relief agencies had satellite-phone contact with aid workers in the city and expressed deep concern about the fate of trapped civilians. "It's very...

...over to interview a soldier taking part in the fight. I also have seen journalists hand injured soldiers cell and satellitephones so they could call home and let their families know what happened. At the same time, I see reports of journalists...

...said the picture quality, or lack of it, might actually be an advantage. "Sometimes the jittery images from a satellitephone brings some excitement to the situation, because clearly the news organization is going to extremes so you can see...

...map thinking: 'This way it is not possible. That way it looks impossible,"' she told The Associated Press by satellitephone from the team's base camp at the foot of Everest. "Finally we decided to try from the left of the mountain, which...

...water pump with bike pedals. A solar stove made of tinfoil. Other ideas are more complex, like a solar-powered satellitephone. Much of the equipment already exists, but has never been tried in a refugee setting. Soon, these technologies...

...expedition because of extremely bad weather," Santosh Yadav, the team's leader, told The Associated Press by satellitephone. Of the 14 known ways to reach the summit, only the East Ridge route has never been successfully climbed since George...